Vanderbilt, Florida pick up College World Series wins

Saturday

Jun 18, 2011 at 12:01 AMJun 18, 2011 at 11:19 PM

OMAHA, Neb.— Connor Harrell hit the first College World Series home run in the new TD Ameritrade Park to break a sixth-inning tie and first-time qualifier Vanderbilt defeated North Carolina 7-3 Saturday.

Associated Press

OMAHA, Neb.— Connor Harrell hit the first College World Series home run in the new TD Ameritrade Park to break a sixth-inning tie and first-time qualifier Vanderbilt defeated North Carolina 7-3 Saturday.Harrell’s two-run homer off Patrick Johnson over the left-field bullpen followed Conrad Gregor’s tying double off the top of the wall.Corey Williams (2-0) worked 2 2-3 innings of scoreless relief for Vanderbilt starter Sonny Gray. Johnson (13-2), who had allowed three earned runs in his previous 45 innings, was tagged for four earned — five total — in six innings.Vanderbilt (53-10), the No. 6 national seed, advanced to a Bracket 1 game Monday night against Florida. No. 3-seeded North Carolina (50-15), which left 16 on base, plays Texas on Monday afternoon.

OMAHA, Neb. — Brian Johnson and Bryson Smith drove in two runs apiece, Hudson Randall turned in another strong start and Florida defeated Texas.Johnson’s two-out double in the seventh broke open a close game. Smith’s second RBI single the next inning gave reliever Nick Maronde a four-run cushion going into the ninth.Randall (11-3) scattered five hits over 6 2-3 innings, walked none and struck out five after a terrific eight-inning outing in the super regionals against Mississippi State. Only one of the four runs against him was earned. He retired 13 straight from the third to seventh innings.Taylor Jungmann (13-3) had a third straight rough outing for the Longhorns. He went 4 1/3 innings for his shortest start of the season.

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